Red Devils Open 2018 With Losses to Alma, Olivet
In Progress - 4th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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Eureka (0-1) | 20 | 25 | 16 | 27 | 1 |
Alma (1-0) | 25 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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Eureka (0-2) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 0 |
Olivet (2-0) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Alma
Game Statistics | Eureka | Alma |
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Hitting % | .148 | .169 |
Blocks | 12.0 | 13.0 |
Digs | 63 | 90 |
Aces | 5 | 12 |
Olivet
Game Statistics | Eureka | Olivet |
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Hitting % | .112 | .253 |
Blocks | 2.0 | 7.5 |
Digs | 48 | 48 |
Aces | 0 | 7 |
BELOIT, Wis. – The Eureka College volleyball team ushered in the 2018 season Friday night, dropping a 25-20, 22-25, 25-16, 29-27 non-conference bout to Alma at Flood Arena as part of the Buc Blast Tournament in Beloit, Wis. The Red Devils also fell in the late match against Olivet, 25-13, 25-15, 25-19.
Lexi Dooley (Sutter, Ill./Warsaw H.S.) paced the Eureka offense in the opener against Alma with nine kills. Newcomer Runa Akagawa (Saitama, Japan/Ritsumeikan Keisho) added eight kills and Heather Robinson (Peoria, Ill./Limestone H.S.) pitched in with seven. Sara Worrell (Jacksonville, Ill./Routt Catholic H.S.) logged 20 of EC's 30 assists.
Caitlin Miller (Washington, Ill./Washington H.S.) continued her solid play at the tape, collecting four block solos and a pair of block assists. McKenna Cleer (Havana, Ill./Havana H.S.) led a group of three Red Devils with double-digit digs at 15 and also had a team-best three service aces.
Olivet sent the Red Devils to 0-2 in Friday's late 9 p.m. start, securing a 25-13, 25-15, 25-19 victory over EC. Robinson smashed seven kills, Cleer tallied 15 more digs and Worrell distributed 13 assists.
The Red Devils will face a short turnaround Saturday, taking the court at 1 p.m. against host Beloit. Eureka will close the event with a 3 p.m. contest against Rockford.